True, but don't you need to clean **** out of a litter box? So either way you still end up cleaning **** out of something. Playing outside with a dog is not as bad as it seems, my dog and I will go for a run then sit down on the local dock and just watch the water.

But with an argument like that, don't you also have to clean up your cat's **** after he fills up his box?
I'd prefer a dog that ***** in the backyard and have it decompose over time anyway, rather than clean up the cat's box every other week.